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In reply to the discussion: I thought this was interesting about stereotypes. [View all]Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)I live in Texas and not only that but inside one of the most red counties in the state. As such I routinely interact with wingnuts both in my community and at work. Certainly some of these people are complete festering assholes that I would never associate with in any shape or form. However many Republicans are courteous and considerate individuals and while I don't think that courtesy and consideration often extends past people they don't identify well with, it doesn't mean they aren't capable of basic decency in regards to personal interactions. Many of them are just deluded by fucked up ideological ideas simply because that's the environment they have been led to accept.
The other side to that coin is that Republcans don't have a monopoly on assholery. There are plenty of Democrats I don't care to associate with either even if I generally agree with them on ideological grounds.